Eating, not gorging in Ramadan

Eating, not gorging in
Ramadan

We all have at least one friend in our group who
promises to fast every Ramadan to lose weight,
but ends up piling on more kilos by the end of
the month.
This is mostly because of eating habits and the
limitless temptations of unhealthy junk foods and
for some other really bad habits.
This year Ramadan is at the peak of summer. It
is very important to maintain our energy level
during the almost 15 hours of fasting.
Other than the obvious religious aspects,
Ramadan is a big opportunity for us to break the
chain of our bad eating habits. One has to put a
great deal of thought into the type and quantity
of food intake during the month.
Experts say, the diet during Ramadan has to be
simple, not a feast.
Feast reminds me a housewife, Mousumi, 35,
buying groceries from the super shop ‘Agora’ in
Segunbaghicha, with a trolley full with fried
items.
When asked if these were healthy, she replied, “I
know they aren’t. But after fasting for so long,
breaking fast at iftar is boring without some
spicy dishes.”
Tahmeed Ahmed, an ICDDR,B senior nutritionist,
said over phone, “It is all about ‘habit’.
Thousands of people around the world eat very
light foods like dates and water in iftar and have
dinner straight away.”